[mvonfr]

The latest is that six of the airplanes are in the air, they are to land on a military airbase near Rome.

[dp0622]

I wonder what’s going on with that malaria drug over there.

Wonder if they have started to use it in a big way.

[wally_bert]

Red Dawn, the Italian version?

[mad_as_he$$]

Russia, Russia, Russia......

[nevermorelenore]

Hmmmm, for what in return ?

[CondoleezzaProtege]

China and Russia PR campaign.

[Zhang Fei]

The Russian covid-19 test is 1/16 as sensitive. Let’s hope these soldiers won’t touch off a fresh wave of infections in Italy. It’s the last thing they need right now.

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[But the Russian medical news site PCR News this week said it had acquired a copy of the test’s make-up.

According to PCR News, the Russian test is based on the same method used by other countries.

But the Russian test, PCR News wrote, only detects the virus when there are over 100,000 copies of it per milliliter in a sample. That is far more than in other countries’ tests. A test in use in the U.S., for example, will pick up the virus with just 6,250 copies.

“That would mean it’s about 10-16 times less sensitive than what’s available in the U.S.,” Carmen Wiley, president of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry, told ABC News by a phone. At such a level, she said there was a risk the Russians were missing cases, in particular where people were asymptomatic. ]

[Fitzy_888]

‘Not a single EU country’ responded to Italian plea for help with coronavirus
by Tim Pearce | March 11, 2020

A top Italian official knocked the European Union for leaving Italy’s plea for medical assistance unanswered while the coronavirus outbreak cripples the country.

Italy’s permanent representative to the EU, Maurizio Massari, wrote an op-ed in Politico on Tuesday asking for aid from EU members. The Italian official said that while the EU has ignored Italy’s requests for aid, China has begun assisting Italy bilaterally.

“Italy, the European country struck hardest by the coronavirus, has done everything it can to contain and manage the epidemic,” Massari wrote. “We must ensure, under EU coordination, the supply of the necessary medical equipment and its redistribution among those countries and regions most in need. Today, this means Italy; tomorrow, the need could be elsewhere.”

“Italy has already asked to activate the European Union Mechanism of Civil Protection for the supply of medical equipment for individual protection,” Massari added. “But, unfortunately, not a single EU country responded to the Commission’s call. Only China responded bilaterally. Certainly, this is not a good sign of European solidarity.”

Italian doctors are scrambling to make room for an influx of thousands of coronavirus patients. The country has over 12,000 confirmed cases of the virus, with most of those concentrated in the northern region of Lombardy. Italy had reported over 800 deaths from the coronavirus by Wednesday afternoon, the most of any country other than China, where the disease originated.

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Link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/not-a-single-eu-country-responded-to-italian-plea-for-help-with-coronavirus%3f_amp=true

[Tired of Taxes]

Uh-oh. Italy is struggling. The EU isn’t helping.

But China and now Russia and Cuba are sending help.

[Jim W N]

Wonder if Putin has become a Christian the way Khrushchev and Gorbachev did.

[Pollard]

Italy with 100s of thousands of communist china workers
Communist cuba to send help
Communist russia to send help

Italy closet commies?

[immadashell]

Bill deBlasio is cheering!

[McGavin999]

Let’s see, China, Cuba and now Russia, it appears the commies are targeting Italy and the EU.

[P.O.E.]

Stalin marched across Eastern Europe “to help”

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Ivan’s perfect scenario.

[datricker]

Putin immunizing Russia the old fashion way, or maybe he not worried because he sold the Wuhan to Xi or knows they stole it and forgot to grab the antiserum.

I haven't been watching but anyone know what Xi has been up to media wise.

Its time to call this pussy out - Xi XingPing is a coward and is in hiding after his incompetence cause a global pandemic there is one guy responsible for it

Blithering idiot or homicidal manic he needs to go. It's time for us as individuals to stop buying as much as we can from china during this time. They are most likely very low on foreign currency - i doubt their highly leveraged position is going to hold.

I said about five years ago china is going to collapse get ready!

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Guess the EU wasnt going to help. Pathetic.

[Bellagio]

Though there is much distrust with Russia from the past as well as recent past because of what the old Soviet State and President Putin said and what they did, along with the remaining allied ties they maintain with US declared terrorist states/regimes and enemies... give it a rest.

I will speak in general terms... I’m 62 and see Russia and its peoples as humanitarian, humble when called out, moral, good-willed, hospitable and generous. There are still remnants of the old Soviet order who long for the old days of power and aggression. Soon they will fade away. Putin is there best man to transition from a post Soviet Russia of chaos to economic stability, open markets, travel and trade with the world. I’ve been to Russia twice... beautiful country, cities and peoples.

But it’s definitely the Liberals that see/use Russia as the old Soviet Union straw-man to use against conservatives/Republicans when wanting to open up better relations/trade with Russia.

Putin/Russia-peoples help is much appreciated. Everyone knock off the cynical thoughts, suggesting ulterior motives, and clandestine intentions behind Putin’s moves/response.

I would be more worried about what the government of Italy may ultimately do.

[Bonemaker]

The Germans sent help to Italy about 76 years ago.

[Buttons12]

“We’re from the Russian army and we’re here to help.”

[montag813]

The COMINTERN is on the move. They see a big opportunity here.